Morpheme
-ein
Type
suffix
Denotation
chemical suffix associated with peptide chains
Etymology
(1) French -éine, from Ancient Greek -eîos + French -ine; (2) German -ein, from Ancient Greek -eîos + German -in
Evidence
haematein, hematein, keratein, naphthamein, orcein, phenolphthalein, phthalein, protein
